Pacific Coast Producers, one of the nation's top food production companies in the U.S., is seeking to fill General Labor positions with qualified individuals to join its team at its Production Facility in The Dalles, OR. PCP is dedicated to investing in its people and fostering a culture of service.
We have two production facilities located in The Dalles, Oregon, specifically dedicated to processing cherries. The facilities are equipped with advanced sorting, pitting, and processing equipment, enabling us to efficiently process large volumes of cherries while maintaining strict quality standards. Our facilities are an important part of the Pacific Northwest's agricultural industry and play a key role in the production of high-quality cherry products for consumers around the world.
Pay Rate: $16.85 per hour. Weekend and overtime hours required when needed. This is a full-time, on-site role based at our Production Facility in The Dalles, Oregon.
These positions are part of a seniority-based collective bargaining (CBA) unit and required to work on various shifts. Join our legacy of talented people working together to provide the highest level of customer service. PCP employees receive terrific benefit plans such as affordable medical, dental, and vision insurance. Retirement savings plans, including a defined-benefit pension plan, are also provided to eligible employees.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
• Provide general labor services as instructed by supervisor or management team. • Grades, sorts, or classifies fruit by size, weight, color, or condition. • Cleaning and maintaining work areas. • Labeling and preparing products for shipment. • Follow all plant safety policies and procedures, including Good Manufacturing Policies (GMP's). • Other duties as assigned.
Job Requirements
• Ability to safely walk, climb stairs, walk on uneven surfaces to arrive at work location. • Ability to communicate with supervisor/management and understand safety notices and signs. • Must be able to work any of the three shifts, overtime, and weekends as needed. • Available to work during the months of July through October. • Reliable and able to maintain excellent attendance.
About PCP
Established in 1971, Pacific Coast Producers is a cooperative owned by over 165 family farmers that grow and deliver various produce, including tomatoes, peaches, pears, grapes, cherries, and more, to production facilities in California and Oregon for processing and packaging. With over 3,000 dedicated employees, PCP strives to produce the finest quality products for customers across all channels of trade, including grocery retailers and foodservice distributors throughout the United States and Canada.
AA/EEO Policy Statement
Pacific Coast Producers is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. No employee or applicant will be discriminated against in any condition of employment because of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by law.
Pacific Coast Producers long has been committed to supplying its customers with the finest canned fruits and tomatoes available. The company aims to meet retailers’ private label requirements, while also providing the best possible service at a competitive price.
Headquartered in the heart of the Central Valley, home of many of California’s finest crops, Pacific Coast Producers (PCP) is proud of its grower-backed, customer-focused business philosophy. Hundreds of third- and fourth-generation family farmers partner with PCP to provide the ripest tomatoes, the sweetest peaches, the most flavorful apricots and pears each and every harvest. Picked at the peak of flavor and packed under the strict United States food safety regulations, PCP’s products deliver on many promises. PCP personally works with farmers to determine what each of them is able to grow best. Crops are strategically grown near the processing plants. For example, conventional tomatoes are grown and picked within a 16-mile radius of their Woodland tomato facility.